Book cover



Dec. 1924- 1,519,948

W. ZUCKERMAN BOOK COVER Filed Aug. 4, 1922 4 I WITNESSES INVE/VTURWill/1L am Z z/cite?- W W 8, W a 6 ATTORNEYS Patented fies. ifi, 1924i.

WILLIAM ZUGKERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOOK COVER.

Application filed August 4, 1922. Serial "No. 579,713.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM ZUGKERMAN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved BookCover, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to book covers and has for an object to provide asimplified construction which will be extremely easy to apply or removebut which will properly cover the back of the book.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a book cover in which theflaps or folded parts are held in place by certain interlocking featureswithout the use of adhesive or other similar fastening means.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a plan view of a coverembodying the invention when the same has been spread.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the parts partiallyfolded with the flaps at one end interlocked as they would appear whenfitted over one back of a book.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, the section 1indicates the body of the cover which is adapted to fit over the outsideface of the two backs of a book and across the back edge of the book,line 2 indicating the point of bending which Would be in the center ofthe back edge of the book. In order to reinforce the cover and to takecare of excessive wear and abuse, tabs 3 and 4 are provided at thecenter of body 1 which are folded in as shown in Figure 2 and therebypresent an extra thickness at the ends of the book on the back edge.

Arranged on the opposite side edges of the body 1 are respective sideflaps 5, 6, 7 and 8, flaps 5 and 7 being formed with notches 12 and 12while the flaps 6 and 8 are formed with similar notches 13 and 13adapted to register asshown in Figure 2 when the flaps are folded.Extending from each end of the body 1 are end flaps 9 and 9. End flap 9is provided with laterally extendng tabs 10 and 11 while the end flap 9is provided with similar tabs 10 and 11.

When the cover is to be applied to a book, said book is placed open onthe section 1 and the various side flaps 5, 6, 7 and 8 are folded overas shown in Figure 2. The end flap 9 is then folded over and theinterlocking tabs 10 and 11 are inserted into the respective notches 12and 13 in the flaps 5 and 6. The opposite flaps 7 and 8 are also foldedover the other back as shown in Figure 2 and then the flap 9 attheopposite end is folded over the flaps 7 and 8 and the locking tabs 10and 11 are inserted through the notches 12 and 13 so that they will beproperly interlocked with the flaps 7 and 8. This completes theapplication of the cover to a book.

It will be noted that there is no adhesive used to hold the cover inplace nor any applied fastening means but merely the interlocking of thevarious parts of the cover itself. It will also be noted that the coveris so constructed that it may be removed, turned over and replaced.Under some circumstances the tabs 8 and 4: may be omitted thoughordinarily this extra reinforcement is desirable.

What I claim is 1. A book cover, comprising a body, a centrally arrangedtab on each side of said body, a pair of flaps on each side of said bodyand spaced apart by said tabs, each of said flaps having a notch, and anend flap extending from each end of said body, each of said end flapshaving laterally extending tabs adapted to be fitted in said notches forinterlocking with the side flaps when the parts are in a foldedposition.

2. A book cover, comprising a rectangular body provided with a pair ofside flaps on each of the side edges, each of the side flaps having anotch extending from the outer edge toward the edge of said body, saidside flaps being adapted to be folded over the body when in use, a pairof end flaps extending from the ends of said body, each of said endflaps having a plurality of tabs project- 'ing therefrom, said tabsbeing adapted to be inserted through the notches in the side flaps sothat the tabs may interlock with said side flaps for holding all of theflaps in a folded position and a center flap on each of the side edgesof said body between the respective side flaps, said center flaps beingshort compared with said side flaps and capable of folding over thecenter of the body to present a reinforced structure at the back of thebook when the device is in operation.

WILLIAM ZUCKERMAN.

